Empowering Women Through Their Education
Globally, we see roughly 132 million girls out of school (Richards, 2020). Poverty contributes to the issue of girls’ education the most ( Richards, 2020 ). It is also linked to child marriage and pregnancy that prevent girls from attending their schooling ( Richards, 2020) . There are approximately 39,000 girls, under the age of 18, who have gotten married and stopped their education to tend to household duties ( Richards, 2020 ). Cultural norms can prevent parents from investing in their daughter’s education, especially if they have a brother ( Richards, 2020 ). It is a common belief that girls should merely tend to caregiver activities instead of furthering their education ( Richards, 2020 ). About 14.3 million students cannot attend school due to conflict and dangerous areas like war zones ( Richards, 2020 ). Countries are losing out on about 30 trillion dollars by not educating their female population ( Richards, 2020 ). Society must begin to value empowering girls through their